Table 1: Demographics and clinical characteristics of respondents by caregiver assistance.
| Reported caregiver assistance | |||||
| Never (n = 406) |
Rarely (n = 169) |
Sometimes (n = 210) |
Often (n = 119) |
Ever* (n = 498) |
|
| Mean (SD) age, y | 56.0 (10.7) | 54.7 (11.5) | 53.7 (10.7) | 55.1 (11.0) | 54.4 (11.0) |
|
Sex, n (%) Female Male |
278 (68.5) 128 (31.5) |
129 (76.3) 40 (23.7) |
163 (77.6) 47 (22.4) |
92 (77.3) 27 (22.7) |
384 (77.1) 114 (22.9) |
| Mean (SD) disease duration, y | 5.9 (6.2) | 5.2 (6.0) | 6.0 (7.3) | 4.8 (5.6) | 5.4 (6.5) |
| ≥ 1 comorbid condition, n (%) | 156 (38.4) | 78 (46.2) | 107 (51.0) | 76 (63.9) | 261 (52.4) |
|
Comorbid conditions ever diagnosed†, n (%) Solid tumor Deep vein thrombosis Diabetes Transient ischemic attack Myocardial infarction Ischemic stroke Pulmonary embolism Liver disease Emphysema/COPD Connective tissue disorders Moderate to severe kidney disease Peptic ulcer disease Congestive heart failure Other blood cancer Other None of the above |
31 (7.6) 28 (6.9) 27 (6.7) 19 (4.7) 15 (3.7) 13 (3.2) 13 (3.2) 13 (3.2) 11 (2.7) 10 (2.5) 10 (2.5) 8 (2.0) 7 (1.7) 6 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 250 (61.6) |
11 (6.5) 15 (8.9) 15 (8.9) 15 (8.9) 6 (3.6) 4 (2.4) 6 (3.6) 2 (1.2) 13 (7.7) 15 (8.9) 6 (3.6) 4 (2.4) 3 (1.8) 6 (3.6) 2 (1.2) 91 (53.8) |
13 (6.2) 20 (9.5) 23 (11.0) 20 (9.5) 14 (6.7) 8 (3.8) 8 (3.8) 8 (3.8) 10 (4.8) 15 (7.1) 10 (4.8) 6 (2.9) 6 (2.9) 6 (2.9) 5 (2.4) 103 (49.0) |
15 (12.6) 10 (8.4) 23 (19.3) 20 (16.8) 7 (5.9) 9 (7.6) 10 (8.4) 11 (9.2) 12 (10.1) 6 (5.0) 9 (7.6) 5 (4.2) 8 (6.7) 10 (8.4) 2 (1.7) 43 (36.1) |
39 (7.8) 45 (9.0) 61 (12.2) 55 (11.0) 27 (5.4) 21 (4.2) 24 (4.8) 21 (4.2) 35 (7.0) 36 (7.2) 25 (5.0) 15 (3.0) 17 (3.4) 22 (4.4) 9 (1.8) 237 (47.6) |
COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; *Includes all respondents who reported receiving help from a caregiver "rarely", "sometimes",
or "often"; †Self-reported and based on a prepopulated list of select conditions. Respondents could select > 1 condition.